Where does “Erfolgsgeschichte” come from?
Erfolgsgeschichte (German) comes from German Erfolg, from German erfolgen, from German er-, from Middle High German er-, from Old High German ir-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss- — out, outward.
Erfolgsgeschichte (German): success story
Definitions
- success story
Ancestry of “Erfolgsgeschichte”, step by step
Erfolgsgeschichte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Erfolg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Erfolg | success |
| 2 | German | erfolgen | to happen, occur, take place; to follow, ensue |
| 3 | German | er- | Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a... |
| 4 | Middle High German | er- | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ir- | thoroughly |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via German geschichte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | geschichte | history |
| 2 | Middle High German | geschicht(e) | event, struggle, story, history |
| 3 | Old High German | gisciht | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skehaną | to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | to pass, happen |